ACTRESS Zarina Zainuddin, 56, paid an emotional tribute to the late Nadia Kesuma, describing her as a younger sister who always valued her advice.
Sharing a screenshot of their final WhatsApp conversation on Instagram, Zarina expressed her deep admiration for Nadia’s kindness and noted the blessing of her passing during the holy month of Rejab, reported Berita Harian.
“I miss Nadia. Whenever I think of her, tears flow... Al-Fatihah for the late Nadia Kesumawati,” she wrote.
The WhatsApp exchanges between the two indicated Zarina had offered advice to Nadia and that the late actress seemed to have accepted warmly.
In their final messages, Nadia had thanked Zarina for her guidance, saying she never felt offended by her sisterly critiques.
“You are truly a good person. How could I ever want to lose such a wonderful sister?” read Nadia’s reply to Zarina.
Since news of Nadia’s death in Jeddah was confirmed by her family last Sunday, tributes have been pouring in from fellow celebrities who knew the late actress.
She was described as a very loving, helpful, generous and cheerful person by fellow artistes.
Her husband Prof Dr Muhammad Kamarul Kabilan Abdullah confirmed she was laid to rest in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Jan 20.
> A total of 38 Malaysians are currently serving their prison sentence at the Narathiwat Central Prison.
Drug offences and possession of firearms are among the reasons for the incarceration.
The director of Narathiwat Central Prison Surin Chanthep told Utusan Malaysia that 30 individuals, including three women, were drug offenders.
The remainder were involved in firearms offences (one), illegal entry into Thailand (five) and other offences (two).
“All the Malaysians serving sentences are aged between 19 and 67 with detention periods ranging from 12 months to more than 11 years,” he said.
Surin said in the case involving firearms, the prisoner is serving a 15-year jail term.
He added that a Malaysian man was arrested earlier this month near Sungai Golok for possessing a pistol.
The above article is compiled from the vernacular newspapers (Bahasa Malaysia, Chinese and Tamil dailies). As such, stories are grouped according to the respective language/medium. Where a paragraph begins with this ' >'sign, it denotes a separate news item.
